Now money-making, as we say, being twofold, it may be applied to two purposes, the service of the house or retail trade; of which the first is necessary and commendable, the other justly censurable; for it has not its origin in [1258b] nature, but by it men gain from each other; for usury is most reasonably detested, as it is increasing our fortune by money itself, and not employing it for the purpose it was originally intended, namely exchange.
For as offspring resemble their parents, so usury is money bred of money.
He accused me of
usury. I begged him to repeat that word to me behind the boulevards.
I guess Jim could take care of their silver and old
usury notes as well as you could.'
And having dined, he sat down at his table-desk and completed before midnight an essay which he entitled "The Dignity of
Usury." Having typed it out, he flung it under the table, for there had been nothing left from the five dollars with which to buy stamps.
For every feat of telescoping long days and weeks of life into mad magnificent instants, one must pay with shortened life, and, oft-times, with savage
usury added.
``Ay,'' said the Knight, ``to gnaw the bowels of our nobles with
usury, and to gull women and boys with gauds and toys I warrant thee store of shekels in thy Jewish scrap.''
"You should have left it to me, then, madame, who know what they are; but you wished to be frugal, and consequently to lend at
usury."
This is a kind of
usury, banker, that I do not understand."
This is done, chiefly by suppressing, or at least keeping a strait hand, upon the devouring trades of
usury, ingrossing great pasturages, and the like.
The Earldom of Envy, the Kingdom of Covetousness, the Isle of
Usury were granted as marriage gifts to the pair.
The DPO said the station house officer would ensure a check on private jirgas in their respective jurisdictions, especially on issues of women and children, land dispute, land grab, and
usury.